Veery Catharus fuscescens [Stephens, 1817] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
, VEERY
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EURING No: 11790 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
17 cm
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Wingspan: 30 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 34 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: katharos=pure, clear and Mod. L.: fuscescens=brownish, blackish (from fuscus=dusky) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: sc South America |
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Habitat:
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Deciduous or mixed woodland |
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Diet:
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Insects and fruit |
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TitBit:
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A study of migration using radio telemetry showed that the Veery can fly up to 285 km (160 mi) in one night, and that it can fly at altitudes above 2,000 m (1.2 mi). |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cornwall, 1970
(Allsopp, E.M.P. 1972. British Birds 65:45-49)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
7
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(1995),
Orkney
(2002),
Shetland
(2005),
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North-east England:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1999),
Devon
(1997),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Lysbuget skovdrossel | Dutch: Veery |
| Finnish: Ruskorastas | French: Grivette fauve |
| German: Wiesendrossel | Hungarian: Víri |
| Icelandic: Húmþröstur | Irish: |
| Italian: Cataro fosco | Norwegian: Veeryskogtrost |
| Polish: Drozdek brunatny | Portuguese: Tordo-ruivo-americano |
| Spanish: Zorzal fuscecente | Swedish: Rostskogstrast |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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